Theophanes

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Gender Masculine
Usage Ancient Greek [1]
Scripts Θεοφάνης(Ancient Greek)
Pronounced Pron. /tʰe.ó.pʰá.nɛːs/

Meaning & History

Means "manifestation of God" from Greek θεός (theos) meaning "god" and φανής (phanes) meaning "appearing". This name was borne by a few saints, including an 8th-century chronicler from Constantinople and a 19th-century Russian Orthodox saint, Theophanes the Recluse, who is Феофан (Feofan) in Russian. Another famous bearer was a 14th-century Byzantine icon painter active in Moscow.